Combined seesaw and merry-go-round



April 18, 1933. JACOB 1,904,687

COMBINED SEESAW AND MERRY-GO-ROUND Filed June 12, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet l April 18, 1933. F. M. JACOB COMBINED SEESAW AND MERRY-GOROUND Filed June 12, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 comm s seesaw AND IfIEEBR Y-GO-ROUNDQW rMy'jinvention "relatesffto an improvement in a combined see-saw. and merry-gmrou'nd. jflh efobject is to proyide" asee-saw and nierrygo-round which is simple and sturdy inconstruction and which is capable of -be ing used either as a permanent or as a portable fiXture, J j

A further objctof my invention is to provide asee-saw. and merry-gofround which may be'adjusted for use by children of different sizes and weights. .A see-saw of my construction may also be used by two or more persons, oneteeter board being folded out of the way when not in use. I l V @In the accompanying drawingsr a .Fig. 1 is a perspective view of'the device, showing one teeter board in position foruse, theother being broken away-p f Fig. 2 is a plan view; V 3 is avertical section of teeter boards; V

Fig. 3a is a fragmentary view of the teeter board support showing one means of fastening the same to the ground F ig. 4 is an enlarged sectional detail of the inner end of the teeter board showing the board in position for use;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional detail of the inner end of the teeter board, showin the board folded up out of the way Fig. 6 is a section on the line 66 of Fig and p Fig. 7 is a detail of one of the teeter partly in cross-section. p v

The column 2 of the see-saw'is fastened to and supported by the base '4. The sleeve 6 is rotatably mounted on the'column 2 and held between the lower bearing collar 8 and the upper bearing collar 10. Interposed be-g tween these bearing collars 8 and 10 and 'the sleeve 6 are the ball bearings 12. r

On the revolving sleeve 6; the pivoted. teeter arm supports 14 are mounted bymeans through one set I arms,

i 4 of the pins 16 projecting from the sleeve 6.

The teeter arms 18 are pivotally attached to the teeter arm supports 14 by meansof the bolts 20 and are held in the desired position by the hand bolts 22. V I

As shown in Fig. 7, the teeter arms 18 are made of solid material at'the inner'ends,v

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first they are atliXe'd t l 14, and; are hollow at the oppositeends there offor the purpose of holding .the extensibl'e arms 24, which armsare-fconstructed with a. slot 26 through; which the arm-18extends. v t i At the outer end ofthe extensible arms 4 are suitable seats 30anda hand rail 32, which latter jis-held in,suitable position by the metal strip 34. Beneath ;the handrail and 0 at a distance furthelnaway from the seat is a metal strip bent to. form a foot rest 36, the foot restbeing secured. tothe arm 24lby 7 means of a bolt 38. The seat 30n1 a'y befine ished-witha baa-1:140, a sishown inwFig. 1,.or

it may be leftwith'no ba ck as illustrated the other figures; j

The curved resilient strip 42 is securedtto t p the underside of the seat 3Q-byjmeans of th'e. serews44, the strip 42 formingaskid or stop.

to keep the endofthe teeter boardxf romdig- V ging into the ground. I I l. The; entire. see-saw: and merry go -roundmay be adjusted vertically by either raising or loweringjthe sleeve .6 onthe'c olumn zand 3 fastening same in theI desired-jposition by. means of the collars SandQlO which are.;held inuposi-tionjby the set screws 46and 48,-'1 re'-,

spectively. The teeter arms 18 and -the extension arms 24 are made telescopic-so one may slide within the other. "Thuspwhen it is desired that the see-saw be usedby children 5 of difie'rent weights the extension arms '24 -may be pulled out from'the teeter armslS to "v thedesired length to give "one end. of1the1j board a greater length than theifot-her, thus erea ingy ish lo hat a d byii c ne the child thereon-at a greater-distance fron'r, hei tu c m- 1 e When it is desiredythat only :one teeter "be Q e v e; given im e th r may e folded.

up andikeptoujt of the'way 'To do this, iti's;

only necess ary to remove the bolts 22, fold T the-teeterboardsinto therpositi on showninj; dotteddinesin Figl 3 and; replaceuthe bolts:

22 in the same holes inv the supportingafrms .14." When the boards arein this position the a notch 50 the projectionj52 o-iithe inward" end of theteeter. arm 18 ;will be -in alignment with the holes in the supporting arms 14,501 V 1 3 28 n he teete or storing.- V ,lclaim: 1 I I 1." A device of the character described ni sleeve'niounted "thereon latera1ly' extended arms pivotallysupported by said sleeve; eX'

into the ground, leaving a subs;antial portion thereof extending above the surfa ce'of thegr'o'und, The device is then'supe'riinposed' i on the stake,;the upper endof which will ex- 1 tend 'through-thehole56 in the'base and into or the hollow upright 001111111152,thus holding the, de icesecurely infposition foruse, as.

i": The mp 58' on} he lupper of the holjlovv upright columnffl may be removed'if it ZfOra V flagQOr as a support" for an electric light,,in Which lattenoa'se the necessary vv res 3 .may extend dovv'nithrouglrthe oolumn to; the 1 sourceof si lpply of current. 5 Y

is desirable to use the column '2 as a holder? It is to be understood that i "win notbe necessaryto 'foldthe extra teeter up when I onlyone'teeter. is'tdbe'used: This may be done, hoWeveQ-"When desirable, such as when it' fis des'irahleto eover'the device in bad V weather-,miwh n it is desirable to faeilitate moving" from space to space, or for shipping eluding-, an upri ht commn, a; revolvable tensions hingedly supportedby said-arms,

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2; A5 device ofthje character described inand ustable arms supported-by said extensaid extension arms. o

callvf-extending. supporting pivotally approximately vertical -p'0sition.

V 6. The combination of-asee-sawand merry- V go-ronnd comprising anfupriglit reol uinn,a 3 (1' revolvable 'sleeve adjustably mounted there-;

on; a-plurality of supporting garrns pivotally fastened to said sleeve, extension arms hingedly secured 'tosaidsup'porting armsf and laterallyadjustable arms supported by f 7. The combination of a see-saw and merry- Q- wd r il m j l r'rlght lu 'aflixed to said sleeve, extension arms hinged ly' secured to said supportinig armsi and r means for holding said extension" arms'in" anapproximately horizontal position or an 7 revolva'blje' sleeve mounted thereon; a plurality of teeter boards secured to said sleeve and. substantially semi-ciroul'ar "resilient of the an ennas ofsaid'teeterfboards.

A device of the characterdesoribed n eluding an upright oolunm teetenboards hingedly supported thereon, and means 'for securing said' boards' either a substantially vertical or horizontalfposlt onl.

9. 1A device of thechar cter 'de'scrihe'din 1 cluding an uprightecolumn,revolvahle sleeve niounted V'thereon', lsup porting {pivotally mounted on saidjsleeve,{teeterarms h' igedly a ffixedito' saidsupporting arms, and

Ineans'forsecuringsaid teeterarmsineither a substantially 'vertlcal; or a"substant ally horlzontal position.

In testimonywhereof I eluding" an upright "'column, a revolvable' a sleeve mountedthereon, a plurality "of he,

* hinge'dly affixed to saidgsupportingarms,

learni's' supported by; said extensionarms; U v r 3. A devicefof the character described, in-

cluding an (upright column, a revolvalole.v V sleeve mounted thereon, aiplurality of 1ater- V ally fextending supporting arms'pivotally .v

afli-xedjitosaid "sleeve,"and extension} arms? hingedly secured tosaid supporting arms.-

p A device of the character described in cludingf anifupri-ght? c olunin ,f a revol'v'able v nQ t dTl H i'Q D,'a p eypfilaer i l ally extending supporting ame ivoe ny l V 'aflixedtosaid sleeve,extensionarrns hingedly V: secured to said. "supporting .ajrins," andymeans ifo'r holding lsfaid extension arms in thefde I erally extended supp'orting arlnsfpivotally' I mounted f on said 1 sleeve, extensionf arms and adj ustab sirediploslition. j r Y 1 5; A d vice'ofthe-character described in eluding oan tlpright jcjoliiinnf a ravolv'alole V strips'seeureditransversely tofthe'flun'dei sides 

